God, Move Our Hearts
Read: Matthew 22:36-40
On the Monday morning after Palooza 2019 I was on vacation walking
along a beach, my iPhone in my pocket, ear buds in place, listening
to our church service from the day before.
I looked at the vast expanse of the Gulf of Mexico thinking about the
magnificence of God's works. I remembered the awe I felt watching the
Northern lights and I recalled one of my favorite hymns, "How
Great Thou Art." The setting by Haydn of Psalm 19, "The
heavens are telling the glory of God," started playing in my
head.
About then, in my ear buds, I heard Pastor Ray leading the
congregation in prayer. He was speaking to God saying "...we all
are called by you to do something for the good of the other."
God's glory surely shows in the visible aspects of his creation. It
shows just as surely in the love he has for each of us.
When, later in the service, it was announced that the Palooza had
made $20,000 Pastor Ray reminded us, "We didn't make any money
last night. God moved our hearts to share what God had already given
us." Through that sharing, God's love is manifested to some of
those who may be less fortunate than we, or different than we, but
are no less loved by God.
The physical gifts of creation are spectacular. God's unconditional
love for each and every one of us is spectacular. Wouldn't it be
spectacular if we all loved each other that same way?
Fred Van de Putte
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